Links on "UW Common Book"
UW Common Book Announcing the UW Common Book Conversation about Race, Identity and America. Don't miss out--register now! December 1 | 7 p.m. | Kane 130
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UW professors Ralina Joseph (communication), Christopher Parker (political science), and Luis Fraga (political science) step away from the lectern and talk about issues raised in "Dreams from My Father" in relation to their own scholarship and personal histories.
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Interested in other memoirs? Check out this month's display in the Suzzallo and Allen Library lobby. The theme is "What's Your Story?" and it centers on the idea that:
"Each and every one of us has a story to tell that's all our own. Uniquely ours. Collectively, these individual stories help us understand who we are as... a nation, and as citizens of the world."
Don't miss it!
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The Focus on... exhibit in the Allen North Lobby showcases the Libraries' collection by highlighting books and other material on a subject. Displays will change throughout the year. All books on display can be checked out.
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Another way UW builds community: Getting thousands of freshmen to come together as one BIG W! http://www.washington.edu/uaa/textpatter
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There are 5,300 freshmen in the University of Washington’s class of 2013. 4,000 come from Washington state cities and towns, and 1,300 are from other states and other countries… And together, they make one BIG W!
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"Former common-book author’s new novel provides perspective on life"
Will Mari's article about "Strength in What Remains," the new book by Tracy Kidder. Kidder wrote "Mountains Beyond Mountains," the 2006 UW Common Book about Dr. Paul Farmer bringing medical care to developing nations.
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Probably like many Americans, reading about genocide in Africa was not high on my list of things to do this summer.
UW Common Book What does an anthropologist do? Read about the owrk of anthropologist Dr. Ann Dunham Soetoro, a.k.a. President Obama's mom.
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What we can learn from the scholarship of anthropologist Ann Dunham Soetoro, President Obama’s late mother.
UW Common Book Here's a 1995 audio interview with Obama about "Dreams from My Father." Hope you find it interesting!
www.eyeonbooks.com
Barack Obama was born to a Kenyan father and an American mother in 1961, but his parents divorced when he was just two years old. Obama has said his father was little more than a myth to him, at the time of the elder Obama's death in 1982. ...
UW Common Book "Dreams from My Father" is "an eloquent description of one's search for identity and the meaning of the American dream." --Professor Gene Edgar
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Members of the UW community gathered around big screens on campus to watch Barack Obama being sworn in as U.S. president. Obama's memoir has been chosen as next year's Common Book.
UW Common Book Luis Alberto Urrea will read from his new book, "Into the Beautiful North," at the University Book Store Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. The Seattle Times says "Urrea's meticulous detail makes the story come to life" and calls Urrea a "terrific storyteller." See the link for the full review.
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Enter your original :90 second film and compete for great prizes!
Location:University of Washington
Time:12:00AM Friday, April 17th
